
Wimbledon 2015: Predictions for Top Singles Stars of Tuesday's Draw Schedule
The women dominate Tuesday's Wimbledon draw, occupying the grand stage with four quarterfinal bouts.
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova can set up another showdown by taking care of business. As the world's top star faces another household name in Victoria Azarenka, Sharapova squares off against American underdog Coco Vandeweghe.
According to ESPN Stats & Info, Williams, Vandeweghe and Madison Keys mark the most United States representatives this deep down the Wimbledon bracket in over a decade:
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If the ranked superstars win on Tuesday, they'll set up their 20th career head-to-head meeting, the third at All England's Club. Yet neither can afford to look ahead in a pair of matchups where all four competitors must play their second draw in as many days.
They looked to have the spotlight all to themselves, before officials suspended Monday's thriller between Novak Djokovic and Kevin Anderson. With the full order of play available at Wimbledon.com, here's a look at the top stars on display.
No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 14 Kevin Anderson (6-7, 6-7, 6-1, 6-4)

After dropping two tiebreaker sets, Djokovic faced grave danger of suffering his earliest exit since the 2009 French Open. The eight-time champion has made the quarterfinals in 24 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, a remarkable feat he'll put on the line when the deciding fifth set resumes.
Facing a huge deficit, the top-seeded star stormed back to seize two sets, but play halted due to darkness. Both Djokovic and Anderson get to regroup, which helps the underdog by cutting off a furious comeback.
After weathering the storm, however, expect Djokovic to snatch the winner-take-all set with Marin Cilic waiting.
Prediction: Djokovic wins fifth set
No. 1 Serena Williams vs. No. 23 Victoria Azarenka

A day after eliminating her sister, Williams must now mow down Azarenka, a former No. 1-ranked star regaining her rhythm in London.
After besting No. 16 Venus Williams in straight sets, the younger sibling continues the quest for her fourth straight Grand Slam and sixth Wimbledon crown. Yet she must combat Azarenka and possibly Sharapova before even arriving at the finals. The 20-time Grand Slam champion acknowledged her rough draw, per USA Today's Nick McCarvel.
"I always seem to be on the side of the draw that's more lopsided," Serena Williams said. "I'm on the heavier side, it seems. Maybe because I'm one of the heavy hitters and it makes it heavier. But also with Victoria, Maria… It doesn't matter. At the end of the day you need to get through these matches now, sooner or later."
Although Azarenka has taken three of their last four showdowns to three sets, she has nothing to show for it in the win column. According to WTATennis.com, Williams holds an overall 16-3 advantage, taking both Wimbledon matches in 2009 and 2012.
During her press conference, per the New York Times' Christopher Clarey, Azarenka took little solace in providing competitive battles:
The 25-year-old Belarusian has yet to drop a set, and Williams coughed up just one during her third-round victory over Heather Watson. Expect another tough clash ending with the best in the world advancing.
Prediction: Williams in three sets
No. 4 Maria Sharapova vs. Coco Vandeweghe
Vandeweghe, a 23-year-old ranked No. 47 before Wimbledon, has knocked off three seeded adversaries en route to the quarterfinals. After beating No. 11 Karolina Pliskova and No. 22 Samantha Stosur, she upset No. 6 Lucie Safarova in two sets needing tiebreakers.
Despite ousting the French Open finalist, Vandeweghe wasn't enamored with her performance, as he explained to espnW.com's Greg Garber:
"I didn't really feel that good. I thought it was one of my worst matches that I played the whole tournament so far. I think it was more my court positioning early on. I thought I was too far back, letting her dictate instead of making her feel my presence. But other than that, I mean, I kept calm and cool. So I think that helped. When the tougher, longer rallies happened, I was on the winning end of it more times than I wasn't. I think that was kind of the difference in the match.
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The California native previously won one Wimbledon matchup in five tries, never advancing past the third round of any major. Now she's about to go toe-to-toe with Sharapova, who is searching for her first Wimbledon title since 2004.
She cruised to her first Wimbledon quarterfinal since 2011 with relative ease, a huge plus given the quick turnaround from the fourth round. Vandeweghe has never traveled this far through a major tournament, and now she must embark on the biggest match of her career right after earning a hard-fought victory over Safarova.
Another upset seems to too good to be true. Bank on Sharapova arranging another collision with Williams.
Prediction: Sharapova in two sets




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